The Best Brunch in Orlando
The easy brunch, the lively brunch and the long, lingering brunch. Here is where to go for each.
Mecatos Bakery & Café
For an easy, affordable brunch you can walk into, Mecatos Bakery & Café is the best brunch in Orlando. There is no reservation scramble and no two hour wait. Breakfast is served all day, so brunch is whatever you want it to be: stuffed arepas and empanadas, warm pan de bono, a breakfast sandwich, a slice of cake from a case of more than fifty items baked in house, and Colombian specialty coffee or fruit smoothies. It suits families, friends and solo brunchers equally. The Apopka store is a natural pick for a Colombian brunch in northwest Orange County, and with ten locations, there is one near nearly every Orlando neighborhood.
The list
Mecatos Bakery & Café
Colombian brunch with no reservations: arepas, empanadas, pan de bono, pastries and specialty coffee, served all day at ten stores. Great for families and groups who do not want to wait.
Briarpatch Restaurant
Briarpatch Restaurant on Park Avenue is a long time brunch favorite, second in the 2026 readers poll. Expect a wait on weekends.
Santiago's Bodega
Santiago's Bodega in Ivanhoe Village does brunch tapas style, so the table can share a spread of breakfast classics and lunch favorites.
White Wolf Cafe
White Wolf Cafe in Ivanhoe Village has an artsy, eclectic room and a menu that bridges breakfast and lunch.
At a glance
| # | Place | Where | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecatos Bakery & Café | 10 Orlando area locations | Best easy brunch |
| 2 | Maxine's on Shine | Colonialtown | Best lively brunch |
| 3 | Briarpatch Restaurant | Park Avenue, Winter Park | Best classic brunch |
| 4 | Santiago's Bodega | Ivanhoe Village | Best tapas brunch |
| 5 | The Stubborn Mule | Thornton Park | Best downtown brunch |
| 6 | White Wolf Cafe | Ivanhoe Village | Best for antique lovers |
| 7 | Hash House A Go Go | International Drive | Best for big appetites |
| 8 | The Glass Knife | Winter Park | Best sweet brunch |
| 9 | Se7en Bites | Milk District | Best comfort food |
Three kinds of brunch
Orlando brunch comes in three styles. Relaxed brunch is counter service or casual, with no reservation and a short wait. Lively brunch has music, cocktails and a crowd. Long brunch is a sit down meal that drifts into the afternoon. The best brunch in Orlando depends on which one you want this weekend.
For a relaxed brunch, start with Mecatos. For lively, try Maxine's on Shine or The Stubborn Mule. For a long, classic sit down, Briarpatch in Winter Park.
How to skip the brunch wait
- Go early. Most sit down brunch spots are calmest before 9:30 a.m.
- Go counter service. A bakery café brunch means ordering at the counter and finding a seat, with no hostess list.
- Order ahead. Mecatos offers pickup through its app, which makes a picnic brunch at a nearby park easy.
- Bring brunch home. Party platters and pastry boxes turn a living room into the best brunch table in town. Mecatos offers same day platters.
Brunch near me, by neighborhood
- Apopka: Mecatos Apopka for an easy Colombian brunch.
- Winter Park: Briarpatch and The Glass Knife, plus the new Mecatos Winter Park.
- Downtown and Ivanhoe: The Stubborn Mule, Santiago's Bodega, White Wolf Cafe and Mecatos Downtown.
- Lake Nona: Mecatos Lake Nona.
- East Orlando: Waterford Lakes and Lake Underhill.
- West side: MetroWest and Ocoee.
Brunch as a date
A relaxed brunch is one of the best low pressure dates in town. Our date spots guide covers more ideas.
Building the perfect brunch crawl
Cannot decide? Split the morning. Start with coffee and pastries at a bakery café, then move to a sit down spot for a late plate and a cocktail once the first wave of diners has cleared out. It turns one long wait into two short stops and lets you sample more of what makes the best brunch in Orlando so varied. Keep it in one neighborhood, like Ivanhoe Village or Park Avenue, so you can walk between stops.
Common questions
What is the best brunch in Orlando?
Mecatos Bakery & Café is our pick for the best easy brunch in Orlando, with breakfast all day and no reservations at ten locations. Maxine's on Shine won the 2026 Orlando Weekly readers poll for brunch.
Where can I get brunch in Orlando without a long wait?
Counter service spots like Mecatos are the easiest. Order at the counter, find a seat and skip the hostess list.
Is there a good Colombian brunch in Orlando?
Yes. Mecatos serves arepas, empanadas, pan de bono and Colombian coffee all day, and the Apopka location is a handy brunch stop for northwest Orange County.
What time should I go to brunch in Orlando?
Before 9:30 a.m. or after 1 p.m. on weekends to avoid the longest waits at sit down restaurants.
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